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The European Union's ReFuelEU Aviation regulation represents one of the bloc's most ambitious attempts to decarbonise a notoriously difficult sector. From January 2025, fuel suppliers at EU airports must blend at least 2% alternative aviation fuels into their kerosene mix, rising to 70% by 2050. It's a bold policy signal that should catalyse billions in clean fuel investment. But recent modelling suggests Brussels may be setting itself up for a climate reckoning. The arithmet

Europe’s automotive industry enters December 2025 with an uncomfortable realisation: the continent’s most important manufacturing sector is no longer merely “transitioning”, it is contracting. The warning signs have been accumulating for years, but the latest figures confirm a structural shift that policymakers have been reluctant to acknowledge. Vehicle production in the EU has fallen from roughly 16 million units in 2018 to just over 11 million last year. Exports are down,

European Automobile Manufacturers' Association ( ACEA)'s registration data released 25 November reveals an automotive market transformation that industry executives publicly claim cannot happen whilst simultaneously presiding over its steady progression. October year-to-date figures show battery-electric vehicles capturing 16.4% of European market share, up from 13.2% the previous year, a 25.7% volume increase delivering 1.47 million electric registrations through October. Ye

The container shipping industry received a clear warning in mid-November when CMA CGM stated that the sector is heading for a “tough year ahead.” The company highlighted weakening demand and a growing oversupply of vessels as the main pressure points. The comments, published on 14 November, landed at a time when freight rates continue to slide on major trade routes. They have now fallen far from the levels seen during the post-pandemic congestion period, according to recent m

CMA CGM's Benjamin Franklin transited the Suez Canal last week—at 17,859 TEU, the largest container vessel navigating the passage in nearly two years. For Suez Canal Authority Chairman Osama Rabie, the symbolic significance proved irresistible: proof that normalcy beckons following November's Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit and subsequent Houthi ceasefire declarations. Yet this singular transit, celebrated by Egyptian officials desperate to recover from 60% revenue collapse, ill

Europe's Aviation Paradox: Record Growth Masks Deepening Structural Divides As winter capacity soars and low-cost carriers cement dominance, the continent's aviation landscape reveals a two-speed recovery that challenges traditional industry assumptions European aviation enters the 2025-2026 winter season in a state of unprecedented contradiction. On the surface, the numbers tell a story of remarkable resilience: 745 million seats scheduled across the continent, surpassing pr